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NAME

       socketcall - socket system calls

SYNOPSIS

       int socketcall(int call, unsigned long *args);

DESCRIPTION

       socketcall()  is  a  common kernel entry point for the socket system calls.  call determines which socket
       function to invoke.  args points to a block containing the actual arguments, which are passed through  to
       the appropriate call.

       User  programs  should  call  the  appropriate  functions  by  their  usual names.  Only standard library
       implementors and kernel hackers need to know about socketcall().

CONFORMING TO

       This call is specific to Linux, and should not be used in programs intended to be portable.

NOTES

       On a some architectures—for example, x86-64  and  ARM—there  is  no  socketcall()  system  call;  instead
       socket(2), accept(2), bind(2), and so on really are implemented as separate system calls.

SEE ALSO

       accept(2),  bind(2),  connect(2),  getpeername(2),  getsockname(2),  getsockopt(2),  listen(2),  recv(2),
       recvfrom(2),  recvmsg(2),  send(2),  sendmsg(2),  sendto(2),   setsockopt(2),   shutdown(2),   socket(2),
       socketpair(2)

COLOPHON

       This  page  is  part  of  release 3.54 of the Linux man-pages project.  A description of the project, and
       information about reporting bugs, can be found at http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.